Theft

A Taneytown man was arrested Monday after he allegedly stole from a man while wielding an object that appeared to be a handgun, police said.

Joshua Anthony Carder, 19, of the unit block of Benner Lane, was charged with one count each of first-degree assault, armed robbery, second-degree assault and theft between $100 and $1,500. He is being held without bail following a Tuesday bail review, according to electronic court records.

According to the statement of charges, a man came to the Taneytown Police Department just before noon April 11 to report an armed robbery that had just occurred.

The man told police he had been crossing the road near the intersection of Benner...

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